Sansan

Details

Playtime Not Played
Last Activity Never
Added 05/06/2023 20:45:48
Modified 05/06/2023 20:52:04
Completion Status Not Played
Library Playnite
Source
Platform Sega Genesis
Release Date 01/09/1994
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Genre Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Developer White Box
Publisher Sansan
Feature
Links Twitch
Tag [EMT] Logo Missing
[EMT] Video Micro missing

Description

Sansan (サンサン) is an online service allowing people living in Japan to play the abstract strategy board game Go with other subscribers over the internet on a Windows PC. However, at its launch in 1994, a version for the Sega Mega Drive was also made available. This version of the game allows players who have a Sega Mega Modem to connect over a 33.3kbps or ISDN line to play other members who have a Sansan ID. However, as of 2011, there are no known Mega Drive-compatible Sansan servers. A local two-player version of the game is also included for play.

For whatever reason, the Mega Drive version did not last very long — it is one of the rarest and most sought-after Mega Drive games; Sega of Japan's official archive doesn't list it (despite Sansan Co., Ltd. having T-series code T-147) and a ROM was not dumped until February 2011. The Windows PC version of the service continues to this day.